teaching art
Digital Art Instructor (Jan 2022 – Current)
Whitworth University, Spokane, WA
• Develop, design and facilitate courses in Digital Art Foundations
• Create and facilitate individual / collaborative assignments, group critiques, critical thinking and cultural inquiry into course lectures and projects.
• Students learn the elements and principles of art and design in each art project using both 2d foundational art applications and digital software applications in Adobe Creative Suites.
Art Instructor (August 2021 – Current)
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
• Develop, design and facilitate courses in Digital Media Arts & Art Appreciation
• Create and facilitate individual / collaborative assignments, group critiques, critical thinking and cultural inquiry into course lectures and projects.
• Students learn the elements and principles of art and design in each art project using both 2d foundational art applications and digital software applications including Adobe CSI, Adobe Premiere and Stop Motion Studio.
Art Director (Sept 2020 – Current)
Songbird Music & Arts Studio, Spokane, WA
• Develop, design and facilitate art courses for youth ages 6-13.
• Students explore various art mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, stop motion animations, digital art, zine making and fiber arts.
Art Instructor (Jan 2020 – Current)
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
• Develop, design and facilitate courses in Beginning & Advanced Painting.
• Create and facilitate individual / collaborative assignments, group critiques, critical thinking and cultural inquiry into course lectures and projects.
Media Arts Instructor (June 2014 – August 2016)
Northwest Film Center, Portland OR
• Develop, design and facilitate the Digital Media Art summer camp courses working with students ages 5-8 year olds.
• Students explore digital movie making skills and techniques using the three stages of production
• Students learn iPads and software applications like Veescope (Green Screen app), Pen & Ink, iMovie, and Garageband.
• Students learn the basic foundations of filmmaking and digital storytelling.
Art Instructor (April 2011 – June 2016)
Mt.Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
• Develop, design and implement syllabi and course curriculum for Drawing I, II & III, 3-d Design, & Survey in Visual Arts: Photography.
• Create and facilitate individual / collaborative assignments, group critiques, critical thinking and cultural inquiry into course lectures and projects.
Art Instructor (January 2010 – June 1016)
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
• Develop, design and implement syllabus and course requirements for Digital Tools (Adobe Creative Suite) & Time Arts courses (video art, animation, sound design, art performance, installation).
• Create and facilitate individual / collaborative projects, group critiques, critical thinking and cultural inquiry.
• Designed, operated and facilitated an Artist in Residency Program for PNCA BFA undergraduate students at Stargazer Farm in Sandy OR for the 2012 summer session.
Contract Digital Tools Instructor (August 2013 – June 2016)
Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA), Portland, OR
• Develop, design and facilitate -Training Courses for NAYA staff in AdobeCreative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design).
• Develop, design and facilitate camp courses in Media Arts for middle school aged students.
• Develop, design and facilitate the Digital Connectors course working with students from 14-21 years of age.
• The Digital Connectors course was a 26 week program with 150 hours of instruction educating youth in media literacy including building computers, digital arts and web development.
• Students enrolled in this program explored technology career options with a Cisco ITA certification – upon completion of the course requirements.
Media Arts Instructor (June 2012 – May 2014)
Calder Arts Program, Portland, OR
• Develop, design and facilitate Media Arts Curriculum for summer art sessions and art workshop intensives during the school year working with underserved/marginalized Middle School and High School aged students.
• Students work individually and collaboratively in the creation of short video,animation and audio projects
• Students learned all post production applications in FCP-X.
Documentary Video Instructor / Filmmaker in Residence (April 2012 – June 2014)
Grant High School / Hollywood Theatre, Portland, OR
• Created, designed, facilitated and implemented a Video Production – Documentary Filmmaking Program at Grant High School for over 150 students in their junior and senior year.
• Students work collaboratively and individually to create a series of short films throughout the year ending with a larger community focused social issues documentary project sponsored and screened at Hollywood Theatre in Portland,OR.
Whitworth University, Spokane, WA
• Develop, design and facilitate courses in Digital Art Foundations
• Create and facilitate individual / collaborative assignments, group critiques, critical thinking and cultural inquiry into course lectures and projects.
• Students learn the elements and principles of art and design in each art project using both 2d foundational art applications and digital software applications in Adobe Creative Suites.
Art Instructor (August 2021 – Current)
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
• Develop, design and facilitate courses in Digital Media Arts & Art Appreciation
• Create and facilitate individual / collaborative assignments, group critiques, critical thinking and cultural inquiry into course lectures and projects.
• Students learn the elements and principles of art and design in each art project using both 2d foundational art applications and digital software applications including Adobe CSI, Adobe Premiere and Stop Motion Studio.
Art Director (Sept 2020 – Current)
Songbird Music & Arts Studio, Spokane, WA
• Develop, design and facilitate art courses for youth ages 6-13.
• Students explore various art mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, stop motion animations, digital art, zine making and fiber arts.
Art Instructor (Jan 2020 – Current)
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
• Develop, design and facilitate courses in Beginning & Advanced Painting.
• Create and facilitate individual / collaborative assignments, group critiques, critical thinking and cultural inquiry into course lectures and projects.
Media Arts Instructor (June 2014 – August 2016)
Northwest Film Center, Portland OR
• Develop, design and facilitate the Digital Media Art summer camp courses working with students ages 5-8 year olds.
• Students explore digital movie making skills and techniques using the three stages of production
• Students learn iPads and software applications like Veescope (Green Screen app), Pen & Ink, iMovie, and Garageband.
• Students learn the basic foundations of filmmaking and digital storytelling.
Art Instructor (April 2011 – June 2016)
Mt.Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
• Develop, design and implement syllabi and course curriculum for Drawing I, II & III, 3-d Design, & Survey in Visual Arts: Photography.
• Create and facilitate individual / collaborative assignments, group critiques, critical thinking and cultural inquiry into course lectures and projects.
Art Instructor (January 2010 – June 1016)
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
• Develop, design and implement syllabus and course requirements for Digital Tools (Adobe Creative Suite) & Time Arts courses (video art, animation, sound design, art performance, installation).
• Create and facilitate individual / collaborative projects, group critiques, critical thinking and cultural inquiry.
• Designed, operated and facilitated an Artist in Residency Program for PNCA BFA undergraduate students at Stargazer Farm in Sandy OR for the 2012 summer session.
Contract Digital Tools Instructor (August 2013 – June 2016)
Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA), Portland, OR
• Develop, design and facilitate -Training Courses for NAYA staff in AdobeCreative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design).
• Develop, design and facilitate camp courses in Media Arts for middle school aged students.
• Develop, design and facilitate the Digital Connectors course working with students from 14-21 years of age.
• The Digital Connectors course was a 26 week program with 150 hours of instruction educating youth in media literacy including building computers, digital arts and web development.
• Students enrolled in this program explored technology career options with a Cisco ITA certification – upon completion of the course requirements.
Media Arts Instructor (June 2012 – May 2014)
Calder Arts Program, Portland, OR
• Develop, design and facilitate Media Arts Curriculum for summer art sessions and art workshop intensives during the school year working with underserved/marginalized Middle School and High School aged students.
• Students work individually and collaboratively in the creation of short video,animation and audio projects
• Students learned all post production applications in FCP-X.
Documentary Video Instructor / Filmmaker in Residence (April 2012 – June 2014)
Grant High School / Hollywood Theatre, Portland, OR
• Created, designed, facilitated and implemented a Video Production – Documentary Filmmaking Program at Grant High School for over 150 students in their junior and senior year.
• Students work collaboratively and individually to create a series of short films throughout the year ending with a larger community focused social issues documentary project sponsored and screened at Hollywood Theatre in Portland,OR.